Sunday, January 11, 2009

Just Read: Tales of the City


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Matt got me this book, by Armistead Maupin, for my birthday, recommended by a local bookstore. Although I wasn't in love with the writing, I enjoyed reading about the San Francisco of the 1970s, noticing some things that had changed and some that are still firmly the same (Social Safeway, Mama's, the nude beach full of men). The characters were so scintillating that I almost want to read the other 6 books in the series to find out what happens to them, but that seems so indulgently smut-filled.

I'm not sure if I recommend this book. Maybe if you live in San Francisco. Or you're looking for a quick read full of pansexual affairs and mysterious pasts.

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